Archives for December 2016

Last week someone stole a puppy from the PAWS shelter in Lynnwood as a family was filling out the paperwork to adopt it. Staff believe someone slipped through an unlocked gate and took the puppy, whose name is Sophie and is a chihuahua/dachshund mix.
Anyone with information on Sophie’s whereabouts is asked to contact PAWS Shelter: 425-787-2500 x822
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Yesterday the Today Show highlighted the incredible work of Old Dog Haven. Based in Lake Stevens, it's the largest senior dog rescue in the country and has found homes for about 4800 dogs since 2006.
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"You can't take care of an animal if you can't take care of yourself."
Have you ever thought this when you passed a homeless person with a dog?
I have.
But after I attending an event called Everything to Me: Homeless Seattleites & their Pets at Town Hall in Seattle earlier this month, this thought won't enter my mind again.
Gemina Garland-Lewis, a documentary photographer and the Research Coordinator at the University of Washington’s Center for One Health Research, led the event.
Garland-Lewis is working to bring attention to this issue and facilitate a more permanent Continue Reading